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This book offers a nuanced and detailed examination of two of the most important current debates about contemporary Russia's international activity: is Moscow acting strategically or opportunistically, and should this be understood in regional or global terms

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This title provides an account of life in the Russian infantry at the turn of the 19th century - when the Russian Army was arguably one of the most important in the world. The experiences of the soldier are examined and several common assumptions regarding his character and motivations dismissed.

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A study of the evolution of military-scientific research and theory as it was taught to student-officers at the Nicholas Academy in Russia. It focuses on this intellectual-institutional dialogue in the context of evolving professional responsibilities of the Russian Imperial General Staff.

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A very accessible introductory text, offering an exceptionally broad coverage of the politics of the Russian Federation. It examines the limited extent to which economic and social groups have been able to benefit from the fall of the communist order and to withstand the increasing authoritarianism of Putin's presidency. -- .

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This book provides a critical analysis of Putin's domestic and foreign policies covering leadership and regime change, political parties and democratisation, economy and society, regional politics, Chechnya, and foreign policy. -- .

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The book analyses Russias political and economic interests in the Middle East and North Africa, its relations with the MENA countries and its diplomatic engagement with the Western powers. It examines Russias strategy in the region, including its role in the Syria conflict, in the context of its broader foreign policy and war with Ukraine.

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This collection presents state-of-the-art creative scholarship in political science and area studies. The contributors examine governance issues in Russia in comparative perspective and examine key theoretical issues, such as incorporating the philosophies of science and technology into political studies.

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An examination of women's roles in politics and society in the contemporary Russian Federation, as it creates a new market economy and democratic course. This study traces the history of Russian politics, from the Bolshevik state of 1917 to the participation of women in the 1993 elections.

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This book offers a step-by-step analysis of key stages in the development of the Russian-American relationship since the late Cold War. Through its lenses one can perceive the roots of the Crimean crisis of 2014 as well as the path to a more promising future for the two global powers as well as the world. -- .

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This book offers a step-by-step analysis of key stages in the development of the Russian-American relationship since the late Cold War. Through its lenses one can perceive the roots of the Crimean crisis of 2014 as well as the path to a more promising future for the two global powers as well as the world. -- .

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Leslie Dale Feldman's Rustics and Politics: The Political Theory of The Beverly Hillbillies
looks at the political and economic themes in the classic post-World War II television show TheBeverly Hillbillies. This book analyzes the show's handling of social status, social mobility, work, the American dream, and the idea of earned wealth versus wealth achieved by luck.

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This work argues that, far from bringing peace in the war between the sexes, Margaret Mead's "gender/sex" constructions escalated the conflict. It shows that this construction does accord with biological reality and that an improved understanding of sex/gender would hasten sex equality.

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Through an examination of the experience of transsexuals, this book enhances understanding of how gender can and does function in complex and subtle ways. This book investigates the pressures and motivations to conform to expected gender roles, and the ways in which these are affected by social, educational, and professional status.

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SA80 infantry weapons have been the British Army's primary assault rifles for 30 years. This highly illustrated title will appeal to military and firearms enthusiasts, and military buffs.

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The Sacco-Vanzetti affair is the most famous and controversial case in American legal history. It divided the nation in the 1920s, and it has continued to arouse deep emotions, giving rise to an enormous literature. This title treats a dramatic and hitherto neglected aspect of the cause celebre that raised.

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Challenging the belief that the use of animals in biomedical research is necessary for the advancement of human medical knowledge, the authors of this text assert that the use of animals in medical research is unethical because faulty science underpins such experimentation.

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This interdisciplinary collection is a new landmark in the study of the world's pilgrimage traditions. In-depth accounts of patterns of pilgrimage ranging from Hindu practices to a comparison of Catholic and Baptist pilgrimage in Haiti and Trinidad, to a narration of a Maori sacred journey, provide valuable comparative information.

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The Bush administration's new proposal to broaden support for "faith-based" social programs has heated up a simmering debate. What are the congregations' proper roles in lifting up the poor What should their relationship with government be This text explores these questions.